UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549




                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)     June 23, 2003



                       21st Century Insurance Group, Inc.
               (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)


                 California                  0-6964            95-1935264
         (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION     (COMMISSION        (IRS EMPLOYER
            OF INCORPORATION)             FILE NUMBER)     IDENTIFICATION NO)

             6301 Owensmouth Avenue
            Woodland Hills, California                           91367
         (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE                       (ZIP CODE)
                     OFFICES)


      Registrant's telephone number, including area code     (818) 704-3700


                                 Not Applicable
          (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)



ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

     1.      The Registrant has issued the attached News Release, announcing the
     appointment  of the Registrant's Chief Financial Officer, Carmelo Spinella,
     effective  June  23,  2003.


                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.


                                              21ST CENTURY INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
                                              ----------------------------------
                                                         (Registrant)




Date:  June 25, 2003             By:
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Michael J. Cassanego, Senior Vice President
                                    and General Counsel



                             21st CENTURY INSURANCE
                                           21st.com
                                     1-800-211-SAVE

                    GET MORE: Coverage.Service.Savings.(TM)


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                   CONTACT:  LARRY KRUTCHIK
JUNE 23, 2003                                                     (818) 728-3355

                 21ST CENTURY INSURANCE APPOINTS MEL SPINELLA AS
                             CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

WOODLAND HILLS, CA - Bruce W. Marlow, President and CEO of 21st Century
Insurance (NYSE:TW), announced today that Mel Spinella has been appointed Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the company.

Prior to joining 21st Century Insurance, Spinella was a partner in Deloitte &
Touche, where he served in national leadership roles as Western Region Insurance
Sector Leader, Western Region Financial Services Leader and National Insurance
eBusiness Leader.  Spinella served as the lead audit partner to the largest
insurance and investment companies on the West Coast including Pacific Life
Insurance, Farmers Insurance Group, and The Capital Group of Companies.

"We are extremely pleased to have Mel join our team.  He will strengthen our
capabilities for performance measurement and long-term planning. Low costs and
high quality service are the core of our strategy and Mel will help drive
continual improvement in these key areas," said Marlow.

At Deloitte & Touche, Spinella was responsible for quarterly and annual SEC
reporting by domestic and international filers, IPO's, debt offerings and
numerous insurance acquisition and due diligence assignments.  Spinella has
published or presented over 15 articles on accounting and industry issues
including his internationally recognized series of studies on the impact of
e-business on the insurance industry. He has also held several officer and board
positions with the Insurance Accounting and Systems Association's (IASA) Los
Angeles Chapter as well as having served the National IASA organization.
Spinella earned a BSBA from Drake University in Actuarial Science and
Accounting.

"I am excited to join 21st Century Insurance. This is a dynamic and well
respected company which is poised for growth and opportunity," Spinella said.

Founded  in  1958,  21st  Century  Insurance  is  a  pioneer in the marketing of
personal automobile insurance, serving customers in California, Arizona, Nevada,
Oregon  and  Washington.  The  company  provides  full  service  by its licensed
agents,  24  hours  a day, 365 days a year at 1-800-211-SAVE and its company web
site,  www.21st.com.  21st  Century  Insurance  insures  more  than  1.2 million
vehicles  in California, holds an A+ (Superior) financial rating from A.M. Best,
the  world's oldest independent insurance rating and information service, and an
A+  from  Standard  and  Poors.



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